La Crosse Tribune Local News

The Atlantic City Fire Department responded to a fire in the 2300 block of Atlantic Avenue early Monday, as the snow began to fall.

The Kickapoo Valley Reserve is hosting the 24th annual Winter Festival on January 11, featuring activities for all ages, including guided hikes, a mutt fun run, horse-drawn wagon rides, and hiking with llamas.

South Jersey is expected to get a pair of snowstorms Friday night and Monday.

Tristen Landers, owner-operator of Pizza Ranch in La Crosse, has created a safe and supportive environment for formerly incarcerated people and those in recovery. After being incarcerated and struggling with addiction, Landers found a job at Pizza Ranch and worked…

Know someone who would be a great Alice in Dairyland? Applications are open now for the position of 78th Alice in Dairyland which is geared toward individuals with a passion for promoting agriculture.

The Viroqua tobacco warehouse now owned by Eddy Nix was one of many that once dotted the hills of Viroqua a century ago.

Polar plungers stayed in for as long as 15 minutes during the annual New Year's Day Atlantic City dip in the ocean, which benefits a local cancer support group.

My main beat at the La Crosse Tribune is public safety, but this list doesn't feature any high-profile crimes or trials. Except for one, my favorite stories of 2024 involved subjects far outside the courtroom.

La Crosse Tribune reporter Gavin Michaelson has covered a wide range of stories, including campaign trail visits, local business, arts and culture, and more. Here are his five favorite stories this year.

Chad Dull has been appointed as the new CEO of the La Crosse Area Community Foundation, replacing Jamie Schloegel.

A rural Gays Mills man was injured in a single-vehicle crash in the town of Franklin, rural Viroqua.

Kathleen Jensen, founder of The Little Heart Project, is set to be featured on PBS's Wisconsin Life in the first episode of the new year. The project involves crocheting hearts with notes of encouragement attached, which are left in public…

Samuel N. "Sam" Haddad with his wife, Violetta, owned and operated the Haddad's Dry Cleaners at 312 Main St., La Crosse, shown here in 1947. The business relocated from 306 Main St. in 1936, remaining at the new address under…

Residents of Winona, Fillmore, and Houston counties, including college students, are invited to visit the International Owl Center for free Jan. 4-5. The Owl Center is in Houston, Minnesota, just 30 minutes south of Winona, and is the only all-owl…

Two people fell through the ice while ice fishing in La Crosse on Saturday afternoon, but were able to self-rescue with the help of bystanders.

The Tribune will count down its top 10 local stories of the year through Dec. 31.

A rural Hillsboro man and a horse died in a motor vehicle versus horse-drawn buggy crash on State Highway 82 near Pine Avenue in the town of Union.

John King, a man who turned his 16 foot-long 1987 Ford E-150 Coachman camper into a home, has found a new appreciation for keeping a home together that brings him happiness after battling physical and mental health struggles.

WISCONSIN DELLS – Westby dairy farmer Darin Von Ruden was re-elected president of Wisconsin Farmers Union in the Wisconsin Dells, where more than 200 family farmers and rural advocates gathered for the organization’s 94th annual State Convention.